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EnglandNorth WestTamesideOL5 0ESSt Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's RC Primary School

Primary

Tameside · Ashton-under-Lyne · OL5 0ES www.st-josephs.tameside.sch.uk

Pupils
167
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
167
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
167
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTameside
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's RC Primary School · Primary · Tameside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-9pp
70%64%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
0%
-10pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
167
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Market Street, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0ES
Local authority
Tameside
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%0%77%26%65%0%77%29%90%77%106.0105.0108.013%167
2023/2467%10%73%33%77%10%77%30%83%73%105.0106.0106.014%185
2022/2365%8%85%35%73%8%73%31%81%92%105.0105.0108.0+1.00+0.10+1.2011%183
2018/1970%10%85%30%75%15%90%30%95%95%106.0107.0111.0+0.30-1.90+0.2010%196
2017/1857%0%81%19%76%19%71%38%95%86%105.0105.0110.0-0.90-0.90-0.4012%191
2016/1767%5%81%24%86%14%71%24%90%86%106.0105.0109.0+1.40+1.30+0.2011%186

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516717.213%2%24%3%8%
2023/2418520.714%3%24%4%5%
2022/2318320.511%3%24%5%8%
2021/2218420.811%2%26%5%6%
2020/2118619.412%3%17%
2018/1919619.510%2%13%3%3%
2017/1819122.212%2%13%4%4%
2016/1718621.111%1%12%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.